“How can we pray for you today?”

The title above is a question posted on my Facebook page every day at 3 pm, and the comments are growing and the private messages are interesting. There have been requests from family, friends, acquaintances and even friends of friends I do not know. Each request is important because someone needs prayer in their life.

Many times, people complicate religion and its actions, when many times they are very simple. The question, “How can we pray for you today?” is a simple question, but it can bring powerful results.

I started asking the question because there is a need for more prayer in our world. While Paul tells us to make our supplications and requests known to God (Philippians 4.6), we can also petition him on behalf of others:

Prayers for those who persecute and mistreat us (Matthew 5.44; Luke 6.28; Acts 7.60)

Prayer for the sick (James 5.16)

Prayer for other Christians (Ephesians 1.15-21; Hebrews 13.18-19)

Prayer for governmental leaders (1 Timothy 2.1-2

As God’s lights in the world, our lives should be filled with prayer (1 Thessalonians 5.17; Ephesians 6.18; Luke 18.1). Prayer is our communication with the Creator to share our joys, praises for Him, our woes and our burdens as well as requests for others.

I challenge you to ask others how you can pray for them. It might be a Facebook post, a text message or a face-to-face question, but ask them who you can pray for them. Who knows, it might lead to many powerful opportunities.

Maybe you can ask the question on Facebook, Twitter and other social media as well.